US4221528A
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Automotive lifting device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-07-09
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Granted: 1980-09-09
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Expires: 1999-07-09
Abstract
Abstract Set out herein is a modification to an automobile comprising a plurality of attachment channels deployed either on the interior of a hood or a trunk lid, each attachment channel being conformed to receive a telescoping bar to which a block and tackle may be attached for lifting heavy items like spare tires and the like. The hood or trunk lid may be further modified to include two pivoted braces which may be deployed against serrated supports attached to the automobile body. Thus the hood surface itself becomes part of the lifting structure allowing for convenient withdrawal of heavy items. This lifting structure may be utilized together with a fishnet or canvas sling conformable to various shapes to extend the utility thereof for lifting objects other than the spare tire.
Inventors
- 👤 Ambrose L. Gordos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:35
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R5/00; B62; B62D; B62D43/00; B62D43/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
In an automobile having a frame and a trunk lid and a hood each pivotally mounted to articulate relative said frame for enclosing subjacent cavities therein the improvement comprising: a plurality of first elongate channels each having a substantially hat shaped section attached to the underside of said lid in an alignment proximate the pivotal attachment thereof, each said first elongate channel being disposed towards the lateral edges of said lid to form first elongate passages therewith; a plurality of second elongate channels disposed on the underside of said lid in substantially longitudinal alignment relative said frame to form second elongate passages therewith; a hoisting bar conformed for selective telescopic insertion into said first or second passages, said bar including an eyelet at one end thereof; pinning means insertable into said first or second channels and said bar for attaching said bar to a selected one of said channels at a predetermined level of telescopic insertion; bracing means pivotally connected to said lid and manually deployable to engage said frame for opposing the closing articulation thereof; and hoist means attachable to said eyelet for lifting articles from said automobile.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
In an automobile having a frame and a trunk lid and a hood each pivotally mounted to articulate relative said frame for enclosing subjacent cavities therein the improvement comprising: a plurality of first elongate channels each having a substantially hat shaped section attached to the underside of said lid in an alignment proximate the pivotal attachment thereof, each said first elongate channel being disposed towards the lateral edges of said lid to form first elongate passages therewith; a plurality of second elongate channels disposed on the underside of said lid in substantially longitudinal alignment relative said frame to form second elongate passages therewith; a hoisting bar conformed for selective telescopic insertion into said first or second passages, said bar including an eyelet at one end thereof; pinning means insertable into said first or second channels and said bar for attaching said bar to a selected one of said channels at a predetermined level of telescopic insertion; bracing means pivotally connected to said lid and manually deployable to engage said frame for opposing the closing articulation thereof; and hoist means attachable to said eyelet for lifting articles from said automobile.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein: said bracing means includes a plurality of braces each pivotally secured to the underside of said lid and serrated engaging plates operatively mounted to said frame for engaging the free ends of said braces in an alignment opposing the inward articulation of said lid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein: said automobile includes a plurality of wheel wells for accommodating road wheels; and said first channels are aligned substantially above selected ones of said wheel wells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising: a plurality of third channels attached to the underside of said hood and aligned above selected other ones of said wheel wells for receiving said bar therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said hoist means is a block and tackle that includes a hook, and a pliable loop that has a pair of eyes that are engageable by said hook when said loop is extended around a portion of said article to be lifted.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 5 in which said article is a spare tire disposed in the rearward portion of an automobile.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 5 in which said article is a golf bag containing a plurality of clubs, said bag and clubs situated in the rearward portion of an automobile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said hoist means is a block and tackle that includes a hook, and a pliable sling that may be extended around a spare tire, said sling including an engageable portion that may be removably engaged by said hook.
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